NEW SERIES OF SHORT STORIES--coming soon

I'VE DECIDED TO WORK ON A SERIES OF SHORT STORIES. THE IDEA STARTED OUT AS A JOKE A YEAR AGO WHEN I DREW 'SPENCER' COMICS. I GOT BORED OF HAVING TO DRAW OUT ALL THE SCENES, SO I SWITCHED TO WRITING. I'VE GOT CHARACTERS PICKED OUT AND THEIR SPECIFIC ROLES IN MY STORIES. THE MAIN CHARACTER IS butch dynamite. BUTCH EMBODIES THE COOL, EVERYTHING I WISH I COULD BE AND MORE. HE SAYS WHAT HE WANTS AND DOES WHAT HE WANTS. HE IS OFTEN SPORTING A HANDLEBAR MOUSTACHE AND AN EARLY 90S HAIRCUT. BUTCH IS ACCOMPANIED BY HIS BEST FRIEND, action jackson. ACTION JACKSON IS AN OLD, WASHED UP, FORMER WRESTLER WHO STILL LIVES IN THE PAST. ACTION AND BUTCH BALANCE EACH OTHER OUT, BUTCH IS THE EPITOME OF COOL, AND ACTION IS, WELL, THE OPPOSITE. I'VE RECENTLY BEEN GIVEN THE IDEA FOR A CHARACTER NAMED eli cash. ELI WILL BE THE ROOKIE WHO STILL LOOKS UP TO ACTION YET WANTS TO BE AS COOL AS BUTCH. IN EACH INSTALLMENT I PLAN TO WRITE THROUGH THE VIEWPOINT OF A DIFFERENT CHARACTER. I'M NOT REALLY CERTAIN OF THE CONCEPTS I PLAN TO WRITE ABOUT, BUT I'M SURE THE IDEAS WILL START POURING IN AS SOON AS I STOP BLOGGING THIS. WISH ME LUCK!

The American Dream Lives

By now everybody has at least heard the phrase the American Dream well, have you ever believed it? I think the American Dream, once lost and forgotten, has been ressurected by the collective election of BARACK OBAMA. The United States, a country with, arguably, the most racial problems, has elected an African-American man as Prez! Now, I'm not promoting his win as a racial victory, in fact this election should not have been about race. But you can't ignore it, it's in your face all the time. I'm constantly being reminded that I am an African-American, but Caucasians are only reminded that they are Caucasian when they are in a room full of people of a different persuasion. I'm not posting this blog to rant about how mistreated I've been because of my race, because in truth, a lot of you don't really care. Back to the Dream, this historic election reestablishes the idea that anything is possible. It has given me new hope about my future. I don't know about you, but I can't wait to see what Obama has in store for our great nation. Sidenote, I'm not REALLY trying to endorse and force upon you my avid adoration and support for Obama, but I'm not going to hide it. If you were supportive of the other candidate, then good for you & sorry for your loss. He put up a great fight. I guess now we wait, hopefully Obama makes good on his promise of CHANGE for America and the whole world. :]

Fairy Flute-Man

It was a foggy, Thursday afternoon and I was riding the bus. The boredom seemed to be a mutual feeling for everybody. As I stared into the emptiness, I heard the most beautiful song ever. Like a ray of sunshine, he played the flute. 'Twas no ordinary flute, it was made of bedazzled paper and only played one note. He wore a snow white toga with a gold brooch upon his left shoulder. He danced down the aisle; an old-timey folk dance. The passengers on the bus clapped along as they cheered and sang along. The lyrics depicted the beauty of the Sibley playground during spring. His presence uplifted the spirits of the defeated and hopeless youth. Soon, the entire bus transformed into a Greek courtyard filled with people dancing in great delight. As soon as I started to participate in the festivities, it all disappeared. I soon realized that it was all in my head. It wasn't real. I decided to go back to being bored and staring out the window. I will never forget the amazing Fairy Flute-Man that made my afternoon livlier.

ENVY GREEN ISN'T A LOVELY COLOR, DEAR

I'LL ADMIT THAT I HAVE ENVIED PEOPLE FOR SOME CHILDISH REASONS. JEALOUSY. THE NAME ALONE SOUNDS DISGUSTINGLY HORRIBLE. I WAS JUST LISTENING TO THIS SONG WHERE IT KEPT REPEATING "I'M THE NEW CANCER , NEVER LOOKED BETTER AND YOU CAN'T STAND...(other lyrics)...WHISPERING WHEN DID HE GET ALL CONFIDENT?" IT DETAILS A SELF ABSORBED DIVA WHO IS CRUSHED WHEN SHE IS NO LONGER THE MOST INTERESTING PERSON AROUND TOWN. SHE GETS JEALOUS AND THE NEWBIE RUBS IT IN HER FACE. HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED THAT JEALOUSY HAS ENDED IN TRAGEDY 99.9% OF THE TIME? THINK ABOUT IT, THE BOELYN GIRLS WHO COMPETED AGAINST EACH OTHER, THEN ENVIED THE OTHER WHO SUCCEEDED IN MARRYING HENRY VIII. QUEEN MARY WAS ALWYS JEALOUS OF FUTURE QUEEN ELIZABETH, SHE ALMOST HAD HER KILLED BECAUSE SHE WAS SO JEALOUS WHEN THEY WERE CHILDREN. NOW THE RELEVANT EXAMPLES THAT APPEAL TO OUR INTERESTS. R E A L I T Y T V. ALL OF THE DIFFERENT SHOWS HAVE ON THING IN COMMON, THE CONTESTANTS WANT ATTENTION. WHEN SOMEONE ELSE STARTS GETTING MORE ATTENTION ALL *** BREAKS LOOSE :] THERE ARE CRAZY GIRL FIGHTS, TOILET SCRUBBING WITH ONE'S TOOTHBRUSH, LIE SPREADING, AND ALL OUT FITS THAT ARE LATER PUT IN COUNTDOWNS LIKE "100 BEST REALITY SHOW FREAK OUTS". A WORD OF ADVICE--JEALOUSY IS AN UGLY THING, TRY NOT TO BE ENVIOUS OF OTHERS!

Fabled Foreign Tongues

How cool would it be if you knew a language that hardly anubody else knew? I know what that's like and it's actually pretty sweet. I could be in a room full of people and say something in that language and only one person would understand what the heck I was talking about. That person is Martha. I think that being multilingual is a very interesting interesting thing. It may help you in future careers or just in general. If everybody could speak 3 or more languages it would make life a lot easier. America is one huge melting pot of different cultures and ethnicities. Language is one of the many things that make us human and if everybody made an effort to try to get to know 2 or 3 cultures that are not their own, then we could further ourselves as a cultured population. It would also encourage acceptance and curiosity. Or if you are REALLY creative, you could create a language of your own!

DRAMA....LEAVE IT IN THE THEATER

HAVE YOU EVER JUST WISHED PEOPLE WOULKD STOP BEING SO DRAMATIC. SOMETIMES AS I WALK THE HALLS OF ALHS, I COULD SWEAR I WAS AT PARAMOUNT STUDIOS! THE DIVAS AND PRIMA DONNAS OF THIS GENERATION ARE ALMOST TOO MUCH TO BEAR. JUST THE OTHER DAY THERE WAS A FIGHT ON THE BUS. IT ALL STARTED BECAUSE SOMEONE WANTED TO KNOW WHO THEY VOTED FOR. ONE PERSON--LETS CALL HER MISS THANG BECAUSE SHE BELIVES SHE IS ALL THAT...AND THEN SOME. WELL MISS THANG WAS ASKING PEOPLE WHO THEY VOTED FOR AND ONE GIRL DIDN'T LIKE IT. LETS CALL HER DITZY DAISY. WELL DITZ TOLD THANG TO SHUT UP AND STOP ASKING PEOPLE WHO THEY VOTED FOR. THANG THEN PROCEEDED TO THREATEN DITZ WITH VIOLENCE. AS THANG WAS GETTING OFF THE BUS SHE ATTACKED DITZ WITH HER PURSE. DITZ THEN WENT AHEAD AND STARTED FIGHTING BACK. THIS WAS THE ULRIMATE CARICATURE OF A GIRL FIGHT. LOTS OF HAIR PULLING AND SCREAMING. I ATTEPTED TO BREAK UP THE WHOLE FIASCO, BUT I ENDED UP GETTING HIT! WHO EVER THOUGHT THAT DITZY DAISY WOULD FIGHT DIRTY--OR THAT THANG WAS SUCH A VIOLENT PERSON. IT MUST BE THE WATER AROUND HERE.....